Dr. Miri Shonfeld, TEC Center for Technology, Education and Cultural Diversity, The MOFET Institute
“Technology, Education & Cultural Diversity: Bridging the Gap Between Cultures in Conflict Through Information and Communication Technology”

March 1st - noon
Location: The Louise Foucar Marshall Bldg. (845 N. Park Ave., Suite 490)
Suggested parking:  The Main Gate Garage (on the corner of 2nd St. & Euclid Ave.)

The TEC Center develops and implements a collaborative learning model utilizing advanced technologies for teachers and students from different ethnic groups and religions.  It seeks to promote constructive dialogue between diverse groups that leads to tolerance and mutual respect.

In this collaborative learning environment, small teams from diverse cultures use advanced internet technologies to progress gradually from on-line communication (written, oral, video) to face-to-face interactions. 
The presentation will describe the results from and the implications of using technology in intercultural education.
Miri Shonfeld is head of TEC Center for Technology, Education and Cultural Diversity, The MOFET Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel.  She received her PhD in Computer Science.  Her current research focuses on information technology in service of multiculturalism.

sponsored by:

The UA Arizona Center for Judaic Studies
The Marriott University Park Hotel
The UA School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies
The UA Department of Linguistics
The UA Center for Middle Eastern Studies